Protective pad for post-operative recovery

Abstract

A protective pad for use by a patient during post-operative recovery from open heart surgery comprising a heart-shaped body having a cover made from a substantially dimensionally stable sheet material and a filler comprising a soft stuffing material filling said cover. The front surface of the pad has a diagram of the major coronary arteries which may be marked to indicate areas affected by the surgery.

I claim: 
     
       1. A protective pad for use by a patient during post-operative recovery from open heart surgery comprising a heart-shaped body having pair of lobes joined by a concave upper marginal surface forming the top center of the heart shape thereof which provides support for the chin of a patient using said pad, a cover made from s substantially dimensionally stable sheet material, and a filler comprising a soft stuffing material filling said cover, said body having a front surface and a rear surface and a diagram of physical features in the area of the human heart on one of said surfaces. 
     
     
       2. The pad of claim 1 wherein said sheet material comprises a tightly woven, low stretch fabric. 
     
     
       3. The pad of claim 2 wherein said sheet material comprises 65 percent Dacron polyester and 35 percent cotton fibers. 
     
     
       4. The pad of claim 2 wherein said diagram extends from said concave upper marginal surface. 
     
     
       5. The pad of claim 1 wherein said diagram comprises a diagram of the major coronary arteries.